discourage
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
try to prevent; show opposition to
We should discourage this practice among our youth
Types & categories
- disapprove hypernym
Related & opposite
- deterrence derivation
- discouragement derivation
- hindrance derivation
- deterrent derivation
Sense 2 verb
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Types & categories
- dismay hyponym
- dishearten hyponym
- intimidate hyponym
- throw cold water on hyponym
Related & opposite
- encourage antonym
- discouragement derivation
Sense 3 verb
admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
I warned him not to go too far
Types & categories
- counsel hypernym
Related & opposite
- admonition derivation
- admonisher derivation
- admonitory derivation
- warn verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deterrence |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | discouragement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hindrance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deterrent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disapprove |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | encourage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | discouragement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dismay |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dishearten |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | intimidate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | throw cold water on |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonition |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonisher |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonitory |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | warn |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | counsel |